Salinas inmate Christopher Sorenson jumps in apparent suicide

A Salinas man accused of killing his elderly mother in December 2011 attempted to kill himself in jail, authorities said.

Christopher Sorenson, 29, was let out of his lockdown cell for an hour of exercise Sunday afternoon when he jumped 20 feet in an apparent suicide attempt and landed on the concrete, Monterey County sheriff's deputies said.

Deputies said Christopher Sorenson was taken to a Bay Area hospital, where he is expected to survive and recover.

In March, jail staff said Christopher Sorenson refused to take his medications and had assaulted a guard and another inmate.

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